Australian energy prices, electricity bills and power costs — data from the AER and ABS.
The federal Energy Bill Relief Fund is over. It ended on 31 December 2025 — and it is the single biggest reason Australian electricity bills jumped 37 per cent in the year to February 2026, according to the ABS. The $75 quarterly credits that appeared automatically on millions of electricity accounts throughout 2024 and 2025…
Australian electricity bills jumped 37 per cent in the year to February 2026, according to the ABS. The main reason is the expiry of government energy rebates — but the underlying electricity price also rose 4.9 per cent on top of that. For millions of households staring at bills that are genuinely higher than they…
Gas prices in Australia in 2026 vary dramatically by state — a Victorian household running gas central heating through winter can pay more than three times what a Perth household pays annually. Understanding what the average household actually pays, why prices differ so much across states, and how the bill is structured is essential for…
Australian electricity bills have recorded one of the sharpest rises of any household expense in recent memory. According to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, electricity costs rose 37 per cent in the 12 months to February 2026. That number demands context. Here is what the publicly available data shows, and why…